New vote on stopgap spending bill expected Friday morning: Johnson

Published December 20, 2024 8:51am ET



House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said another vote on the newest spending bill will be held Friday morning after his most recent effort failed Thursday night.

Johnson must rally his caucus to push through a new spending bill after the previous one was sunk by a Republican revolt, backed by President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. A vote on Thursday failed to pass the House after over 30 Republicans joined House Democrats in objecting to the new bill. Entering the Capitol on Friday, Johnson said he had a plan to avert catastrophe.

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